indulgence

英[ɪn'dʌldʒ(ə)ns] 美[ɪn'dʌldʒəns]

1. an inability to resist the gratification of whims and desires

2. a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone;

"too much indulgence spoils a child"

3. the act of indulging or gratifying a desire

4. foolish or senseless behavior

5. the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution;

"in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"